MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	281% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170727
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '24 at 22:52
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 75.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 77% 140 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 724 72% 588 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 77.9 Parallax 70.9 60% 74.2 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 70 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Fikwot FN501 Pro 2TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 295% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SN12517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1954 1918 1920 1953 1914 1930 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,755 Write 2,162 Mixed 1,845 SusWrite 1,931 435% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 62.2 203% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 487 DQ Mixed 597 462% 641 MB/s
Poor: 193% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 371%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 181GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 453 452 431 388 385 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 445 Mixed 427 SusWrite 425 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 44.1 149% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 296 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-000H1 256GB 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 238GB free Firmware: MAV01H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 324 323 324 324 320 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 462 Mixed 391 SusWrite 336 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 52.8 175% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 356 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 122%
Crucial MTFDDAK128MBF-1AN1ZABHA 128GB 367 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 119GB free Firmware: M60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 403 402 402 402 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 404 Mixed 337 SusWrite 400 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 40 142% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 230 203% 303 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 30.6 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 25.4 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

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Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	57	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0D35 C32F391

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	37x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $356

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16